# "Add a rule" word game **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 10, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776 "2018-10-10T20:08:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/321 "2019-01-07T14:40:01Z")
Rudolph -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/322 "2019-01-07T15:12:30Z")
A -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/323 "2019-01-07T15:16:03Z")
Hemlock -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/324 "2019-01-08T15:35:53Z")
Prune -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant -May not be both a food and a verb ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/325 "2019-01-08T15:39:28Z")
Shadow -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant -May not be both a food and a verb -Must not have only two syllables ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/326 "2019-01-08T15:47:38Z")
Gynecology -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant -May not be both a food and a verb -Must not have only two syllables -Must not describe a medical specialty ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/327 "2019-01-08T18:46:52Z")
antidisestablishmentarianism -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant -May not be both a food and a verb -Must not have only two syllables -Must not describe a medical specialty -Must have 12 or fewer letters ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/328 "2019-01-08T19:33:17Z")
Communism -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant -May not be both a food and a verb -Must not have only two syllables -Must not describe a medical specialty -Must have 12 or fewer letters -No economic or political movements ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/329 "2019-01-09T03:32:52Z")
Autocephaly -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant -May not be both a food and a verb -Must not have only two syllables -Must not describe a medical specialty -Must have 12 or fewer letters -No economic or political movements -May not be a form of clerical hierarchy. ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/330 "2019-01-09T05:15:49Z")
Liliʻuokalani -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant -May not be both a food and a verb -Must not have only two syllables -Must not describe a medical specialty -Must have 12 or fewer letters -No economic or political movements -May not be a form of clerical hierarchy. -May not be royalty or a political leader ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/331 "2019-01-09T14:05:43Z")
Mercury -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant -May not be both a food and a verb -Must not have only two syllables -Must not describe a medical specialty -Must have 12 or fewer letters -No economic or political movements -May not be a form of clerical hierarchy. -May not be royalty or a political leader -May not be a musician’s last name ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/332 "2019-01-09T15:17:45Z")
sobriquet -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant -May not be both a food and a verb -Must not have only two syllables -Must not describe a medical specialty -Must have 12 or fewer letters -No economic or political movements -May not be a form of clerical hierarchy. -May not be royalty or a political leader -May not be a musician’s last name -May not have a “Q” ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/333 "2019-01-09T20:49:20Z")
ounce -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant -May not be both a food and a verb -Must not have only two syllables -Must not describe a medical specialty -Must have 12 or fewer letters -No economic or political movements -May not be a form of clerical hierarchy. -May not be royalty or a political leader -May not be a musician’s last name -May not have a “Q” -May not have more vowels than consonants ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/334 "2019-01-09T21:46:51Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > ounce > > -May not be an animal An ounce is a snow leopard, fwiw. I’m not really sure if “may not” means that a word with multiple meanings is excluded. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/335 "2019-01-11T15:04:55Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > An ounce is a snow leopard, fwiw. I’m not really sure if “may not” means that a word with multiple meanings is excluded. You may have me there. I had never heard the snow leopard “ounce” before. In my defense the animal and the unit of measure are not etymologically related. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776/336 "2019-01-11T15:16:56Z")
Substituting: ukulele -May not be an article of clothing -May not be an adjective -May not begin with same letter as prior word -May not be plural -May not be an animal -May not end in “R” -May not begin with “R” -May not be an article -May not be a poisonous plant -May not be both a food and a verb -Must not have only two syllables -Must not describe a medical specialty -Must have 12 or fewer letters -No economic or political movements -May not be a form of clerical hierarchy. -May not be royalty or a political leader -May not be a musician’s last name -May not have a “Q” -May not have more vowels than consonants [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-rule-word-game/822776.md?page=16)